Thunbergia mysorensis (Wight) propagation by cutting stem

Abstract

Cutting stem is a very efficient method of plant propagation. With the objective of evaluating the effect of timing of sample collection (spring and summer) and concentrations of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA: 0; 1500; 3000; and 6000mg L-1) on rooting, cuttings of Thunbergia mysorensis were collected with two nodes and a pair of leaves. Treatments with growth regulator were applied by immersion of the base of the cuttings for 10 seconds, proceeding the cutting in cell trays with substrate of rice hulls carbonized, which were kept in a greenhouse under intermittent mist. The experimental design was a randomized block with four repetitions and nine cuttings per share to summer and twelve for spring. The results show that the best time for rooting is in the spring. IBA concentrations did not influence rooting percentage, however for spring there, was an increase in the volume of roots formed.